Specialty Summary. Performs aircrew duties on numerous airborne platforms. Operates, maintains, repairs, and tests airborne communications, sensor, computer, and electronic systems. Performs preflight, in-flight, and postflight duties. Supervises and instructs personnel in operation, maintenance, repair, and test procedures. Manages airborne mission system operation and directs aircrew training. Related DoD Occupational Subgroup: 120100.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Performs preflight, in-flight, and postflight inspections. Inspects and operates airborne communications, sensors, computers, and electronic systems. Plans, organizes, and coordinates mission activities and materials. Determines aircraft status and coordinates link establishment information. Performs initial power-on and testing of airborne communications, sensors, computers, and electronic systems. Establishes and maintains voice and data communications circuits or links, and computer and sensor systems. Repairs and maintains airborne communications, sensors, computers, and electronic systems.

Initializes, operates, monitors, tests, troubleshoots, isolates malfunctions, and repairs aircraft mission systems including radio, audio distribution, switching, data, cryptologic, anti-jam, satellite communications, radar, identification of friend or foe (IFF), recording and playback, multiplex, electronic warfare (EW), intercept, analysis, cooling, recording, broadcasting, imaging, computer, and network equipment (including ancillary equipment). Monitors displays and indicators for equipment status using technical orders and manuals, test equipment, software diagnostics, voltage checks, resistance measurements, waveform observations, or other tests. Installs, operates, and monitors special support systems. Responds in airborne aircraft emergency procedures. Operates aircraft emergency systems and equipment.

Performs aircraft exterior scanner duties. Monitors aircraft systems to include engine, propeller, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical, liquid cooling, and flight control systems during engine start and in-flight. Scans during aircraft movement for obstacle, terrain and threat avoidance.

Performs and supervises airborne communications systems, computer, radar, and ancillary system operations. Checks methods used in transmitting, receiving, and recording airborne communications signals. Conducts communications, status, and maintenance briefings and debriefings. Configures and operates cryptographic devices. Verifies configuration of installed equipment and software. Adheres to communications security (COMSEC) and operations security (OPSEC) procedures, and manages COMSEC subaccounts.

5 Establishes, supervises, and directs aircrew training. Develops and directs instruction in equipment operation and troubleshooting. Ensures standardized procedures are used to teach in-flight equipment operation, maintenance, and repair. Determines need for specific instruction, and establishes training programs on mission systems.

Evaluates airborne mission systems operation and maintenance activities. Evaluates compliance with technical manuals, regulations, and work standards. Serves on or directs airborne mission systems inspection teams to evaluate in-flight maintenance and operational programs. Interprets inspection reports and prescribes corrective actions.

Manages operating and maintenance functions. Maintains operational inspection and maintenance records and documents. Reviews unusual and difficult problems in operation and in-flight maintenance of equipment. Recommends methods, techniques, and procedures to enhance maintenance and operational capabilities, and improve mission system options. Advises on mission systems operation and maintenance, and coordinates on research and development projects.

Specialty Qualifications:

Knowledge. Knowledge in the following areas is mandatory: worldwide communications, electronics and radio theory, EW theory and techniques, optical and video cameras, radar, IFF, radio frequency, dual mode transmitting systems, principles of logic and digital techniques, computers, intercept, and analysis equipment, concepts of maintenance directives, interpreting technical orders, computer programming media or instructions, schematics, wiring, and logic diagrams, direction finding, multiplex, data and voice procedures.

Education. For entry into this specialty, completion of high school with courses in physics, mathematics, and computers is desirable.